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HOMEBUILDING AMATEUR RADIO EQUIPMENT
- What qualifies as homebuilding?
- When homebrewing is not appropriate
- Barriers to modern homebuilding –
Time, frequency stability, and lead inductance
- Basic electrical knowledge
Magnets and static electricity
Voltage, current, resistance, energy, and power
(Illustrated with drawings of water and mechanical analogies)
Conductors, Insulators, and semiconductors
Capacitors, inductors, transformers, and alternators
Home power distribution, transformers at low and high frequencies